Comments on: Zinc

By: Acne face

Acne face — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:39:58 +0000

How long does it take before I can see some results?

By: Prog

Prog — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:22:20 +0000

I am a 53 year old female who has suffered with cystic acne since I was about 35 years of age. I take 200mg of zinc daily and have found it to be very helpful in stopping cystic acne. 100 mg was not quite enough for me to do any good. Zinc will deplete your copper so I take the Solaray brand who makes a zinc with copper in the right proportions.

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:04:24 +0000

I agree w Ilana about the desitin. I use the exact same stuff and LOVE it I actually have it on my race eight now, lol. It is great for drying and soothing redness…but it also get rid of overly dried skin. AMAZING. 27 F

By: Ilana

Ilana — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:32:08 +0000

I notice that Desitin overnight (purple package) has 40% zinc and healed my kids diaper rash in one night. I tried it topically as a spot treatment for my cystic acne assoc with my PSOS. Love it. Wish I had known about it when I was a teen.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:56:31 +0000

To those of you experiencing hair loss with zinc, I read that while too low zinc levels can cause hair loss, so can taking ~too much~. So if you’re losing hair with your dosage, try lowering it. Anyway, I’ve been reading up on this quite a bit because I’m hoping I’ll benefit from it like many others here, but is 30 mg better to start out with or or should I just jump to 50 mg? And does it help with skin problems on the body too, or mostly just the face?

By: Kay

Kay — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:51:59 +0000

To anyone concerned about zinc causing stomach problems, you may want to try this brand: New Chapter Organics Zinc Food Complex. It does NOT upset stomachs! In fact, it can be taken on an EMPTY stomach!!! Please look up the ingredients on New Chapter’s web site. (E.g., besides 30mg probiotic zinc, one of the other ingredients is tumeric, which reportedly helps with acne, scaring, & red marks; it is known to have anti-inflamatory properties. Please see tumeric threads on acne.org and other websites for more info.)

My 17-year old son started taking this supplement approximately 2 weeks ago. The improvement in his medium-to-severe acne is amazing…his face is at least 70% improved!! He takes 2 tablets per day, one in am and one in pm. He’s taken “One A Day® Teen Advantage” (which has 15mg zinc) for a long time, as well as supplemental Vitamin D and Citrical (for bone health, since teens drink soda at social events.) He’s continuing to use Duac once a day, although I think he’s become resistant to the Clindamycin in Duac, so the only benefit may be the 5% Benzoyl Peroxide.

After my son’s face clears even more, he’ll try reducing the daily amount of zinc he takes. From my research, taking 75mg/day (his current total dose) is safe for short-term treatments. (Also, his multivitamin has 15mg copper.)

He’s been on antibiotics and prescription meds for 3 years. He has another appointment next week with his dermatologist, who I intend to “fire.” (I’ve previously asked the dermatologist about zinc, b-vitamins, fish oil, and other supplements – and his response was basically “no, they don’t work,” and then he gave my son a prescription for Tazorac – which inflamed my son’s face like crazy.) Can’t wait to ease my son off antibiotics! (He’s currently on ampicillin, after being on Doxycycline (upset stomach,) Doryx, minocycline, and Bactrim (allergic reaction.) My son stopped using Differin after he saw his skin improve after only a few days after starting the zinc.

Hope this info helps others. The advice I’ve read on acne.org has been very helpful for me and my son! Thanks to everyone that shares their own knowledge and experience.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:40:37 +0000

i started zinc today.. I have severe cystic acne. if it works i will report back with brand and regimin.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:54:18 +0000

Zinc cleared my acne by 90%!!!
I have never had success with anything before but zinc is AMAZING! I started taking 30mg/day 2 weeks ago and have noticed a drastic reduction in breakouts. My face is almost clear which I haven’t been able to say for a really long time. I use Natures Organics Zinc 30mg, I got it at Whole Foods for around $15/60 capsules. If 30mg a day doesn’t work, try 60mg/day; but don’t go much higher than that (for an extended period of time as it interferes with your copper absorption).

Before taking meds that a dermatologist gives you, try ZINC. Give it 30 days, if it doesn’t work then go to the derm.

Take Zinc with food. I take 1 after breakfast.

By: aakila

aakila — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:46:21 +0000

any recommendation for TOPICAL ZINC? and its very drying so should it a mask or spot treatment?

By: Florin

Florin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:30:25 +0000

Good afternoon!

When is better to manage the zinc, morning or night? With a meal?

By: kittenpaw

kittenpaw — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:50:21 +0000

by the way, do u think if Zinc helps healing scars and red marks? or does it only reduce acne? I heard Zinc is also good for cold and flu, gives immune system a kick.

By: kittenpaw

kittenpaw — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:44:47 +0000

I couldnt decide btw solgar or gnc brand to buy then I read we shld take gluconate so that means I’ll go for GNC. I’m worried about taking these thing without consulting a doctor cos we might end up collapsing body’s natural balance and then may have to stick to supplements forever! So what’s the conclusion? DO we take it after dinner or with dinner or hours after dinner? I heard should be taken at night before bed dunno why…

By: Kellokit

Kellokit — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:49:48 +0000

I started taking zinc about 2 weeks ago, and my forehead broke out in angry, big, painful pimples.. I don’t think zinc works for me…:/ which sucks because I was reallly hoping that it would.

By: nana

nana — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:40:20 +0000

i hear zinc is good for acne and the cells in your body.BUT what your doctor does not tell you is that if you have DIARRHEA for weeks and nothing seems to slow it down or stop it,taking ZINC might be the answer. IT WAS FOR ME.maybe diarrhea OR antibiotics OR maybe it was the infection i had.MAYBE one or all caused me to be low on zinc and maybe vitamins too. I DONT KNOW. i only know it worked. but i read that you need to take zinc and iron several hours apart.

By: Aric

Aric — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:25:32 +0000

I take a multivitamin which is 15mg a day and take the 50mg zinc a day and it’s fine you also get zinc from food. so don’t take over 80mg of zinc in pill form. Because you will probably get about 5-15mg of zinc from food each day.